Pretty sure that’s slate, my nan had a set of 8 that were used as placemats, they had felt backings to project the dining table.
I’ve never eaten off one but they were a rough iob to clean and I question the thinking of putting anything directly on them add to the fact slate has many tiny peaks and troughs and I would imagine that any non viscous dressing or sauce could be lost in any and all directions at once.
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It’s a piece of slate
Slate
Not sure if it’s real slate but looks like it.
Looks like slate, probably coated with something. If it’s heavy and doesn’t flex it’s probably slate.
[Slate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slate). It is a fine-grained metaphorphic rock which can easily be cleaved into flat sheets.
Pretty sure that’s slate, my nan had a set of 8 that were used as placemats, they had felt backings to project the dining table.
I’ve never eaten off one but they were a rough iob to clean and I question the thinking of putting anything directly on them add to the fact slate has many tiny peaks and troughs and I would imagine that any non viscous dressing or sauce could be lost in any and all directions at once.